English Dictionary

dog days

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɒɡ deɪz/

名詞

古語 複数形 通例複数形

(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude. / The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.

日本語の意味

猛暑日、夏の暑さが最も厳しい日々 / 古典的な意味では、シリウスの出現に続く日々（現在は緯度により異なるが、グレゴリオ暦で8月初旬とされる場合がある期間）

Ancient mariners treated the dog days as the period following Sirius's heliacal rising, a time they associated with storms and ill luck.

古代の船乗りたちは、シリウスのヘリアカル・ライジングに続く日々を嵐や不運と結びつく時期だと考えていました。

意味（1）

(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.

... a sterre, wherof canicular or dogge days be named Dies caniculares.

意味（2）

The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.

Why ſhould thoſe Eteſian and Eaſterne winds blow cōtinually in ſome places, at ſet times, one way ſtill, in the dog dayes only: heere perpetuall drought, there dropping ſhowres; …

意味（3）

Any similar period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation.

The two-cassette miniseries, produced by Oliver Stone, arrives in early August, in time to stir the dog days of summer rentals.

dog day （ singular ）